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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrmichaeludofile@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michael udo <m12_udo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrmichaeludofile@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:30:01 +0100
Subject: REPLY



3/5 Rider Haggard Close
Abuja (F.C.T)

Greetings.

In order to transfer out fund from our Bank here in Guarantee Trust bank (G.T.B) Nigeria West Africa.

I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business transaction believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

The owner of this account is a foreigner and the manager of a petrol chemical service here in Nigeria, his a chemical engineer by proffession thus he died since 1990.

The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about the existence of the account and the amount involved is Twenty Six Million United States Dollars Only.

We want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i don't know any foreigner though I know that this message will come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we don't know our self before but be sure that this information is real and genuine .

I believe in God that you will never let me down in this investment. I await your response so as for us to proceed with the transaction detail.

Please send me reply here so that I can read your message;

Email : mrmichaeludofile@yahoo.com.hk
Best regards
Mr Michael Udo
Email : mrmichaeludofile@yahoo.com.hk
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